Erythrina excelsa
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Cultivated, ex Lumangwe Falls
Protea Hill Farm;
Aug 2015
Photo: Mike Bingham
Cultivated, ex Lumangwe Falls
Protea Hill Farm;
Nov 2014
Photo: Mike Bingham
Cultivated, ex Lumangwe Falls
Protea Hill Farm
Jul 2016
Photo: Mike Bingham
Cultivated, ex Lumangwe Falls
Protea Hill Farm
Jul 2016
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lumangwe Falls
Oct 1997
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mulunguti-wamusyitu (Bemba) |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A deciduous tree up to 30 m. tall, flowering while leafless. Bark smooth with longitudinal striations, lenticels and spine-tipped transverse ridges. Leaflets thin-leathery, smooth; petiole and main veins of leaflets sometimes armed with prickles. |
| Type location: |
Cameroon |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Riverine forest (mushitu) |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Jul |
| Worldwide distribution: | E Africa, Ivory Coast, Cameroon , D. R. Congo and Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 21 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Krukoff, B.A. & Barneby, R.C. (1974). Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina Lloydia 37 Page 416. (Includes a picture). Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa. A checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Page 410. Mackinder, B. (1973). Erythrina excelsa Kirkia 14 Page 119. Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 271. (Includes a picture). Verdcourt, B. (1971). Leguminosae, Papilionoideae. Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 559. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 152. |
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